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Book Condition:Second edition, first printing. Near fine, in an about very good unclipped jacket. Jacket has soil, scratches, and light edge wear with toning to the spine. Damp stain, ripple, and small surface tears to left side of front panel. No markings, not ex-library. Ships direct from Amazon.

Comment: Second edition, first printing. Near fine, in an about very good unclipped jacket. Jacket has soil, scratches, and light edge wear with toning to the spine. Damp stain, ripple, and small surface tears to left side of front panel. No markings, not ex-library. Ships direct from Amazon.

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Returning to print after fifteen years, a high-quality collection of seventy-three images from the career of the pioneering photographer features portraits of artist Georgia O'Keeffe and early twentieth-century New York City. 10,000 first printing.

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I awaited delivery of this book with great anticipation - the promise of beautiful, full-size reproductions. Unfortunately, the results are deeply disappointing. To begin with, the images are printed on a matte paper more appropriate for reproducing drawings or water colors than photographic work. Worse, most images are too dark and lacking in appropriate contrast. For example, the image of "Sun Rays - Paula, Berlin, 1939" is muddied, and dark, completely the opposite of the sunlit room meant to be conveyed. (Contrast with the well rendered image on page 19 of the book titled "Alfred Stieglitz - Aperture Masters of Photography - Number Six") In other images, what should be dark but readable areas are rendered completely black. Extremely disappointing.

This book clearly deserves many more than five stars. It is one of the most remarkable expressions about and by an artist in any genre that I have ever seen.Before going further, let me caution those who are offended by all forms of nudity that this book contains many female nudes. These are all tastefully done, and will not offend those who look with a desire to see the essence of beauty.Alfred Stieglitz was a seminal figure in 20th century art. One of the foremost photographers in the century, he also helped other photographers define what the aesthetic means in photography. He also was a champion for many of the best known photographers, and seriously boosted their careers. In painting, he was an early advocate of important 20th century artists like Arthur Dove and Georgia O'Keeffe. In addition, he published two influential journals about photography, and exhibited art in his famous gallery in New York. Clearly, though, photography was his first love. "I have all but killed myself for Photography."This book focuses on his central vision of photography ("search for objective truth and pure form") which increasingly was about "antiphotographs" or images that move beyond simple representation. This concept is examined both in 73 of his best images and through numerous excerpts from his voluminous writings on the subject (over 200 essays).This book is based on the famous 1983 show of Stieglitz's work, and has been reproduced with amazing care and quality. The images are produced in tritone to give more texture and detail. The paper is of archival quality. Most people's diplomas are not on paper this good or this thick. There is a luxurious feeling to just hold the pages.The 73 images were selected by Ms. O'Keeffe, Juan Hamilton (her friend and assistant), and curator Sarah Grenough from approximately 1600 images in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Ms. Grenough selected the writings to be used, and wrote the wonderful introduction.From looking at these remarkable images, I came away with the impression that Stieglitz was at his best (for my taste) when he was doing portraits, abstractions, and cityscapes. Those subjects seemed to allow him to strip away the unessential better than the others he used. My favorite images in the book are:Sun Rays -- Paula, Berlin, 1889From the Back-Window -- 291, 1915 Self-Portrait, 1907Marie Rapp, 1916Arthur G. Dove, 1911-1912Charles Demuth, 1915Hodge Kirnon, 1917Marcel Duchamp, 1923Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918 (3)Margaret Treadwell, 1921Waldo Frank, 1920Dancing Trees, 1922Music -- A Sequence of Ten Cloud Photographs, VIII, 1922Equivalent, 1931His writings are as rewarding as his photographs. I was particularly interested in his ideas about how humans make progress. "Progress has been accomplished only by reason of the fanatical enthusiasm of the revolutionist . . . ." "Experts . . . are the result of hard work."After you have finished enjoying this astonishingly revealing volume, I suggest that you think about how you like to express truth and beauty in your life. How can you be more direct and simple in this expression?Be sure to live a life of "constant experimenting" like Stieglitz did!

This is far more than a picture book; it contains 73 high-quality plates and its real treasures can be found is the twenty page introduction and the fifty pages of selections from his writings about his work and views on photography. As a full time artist, I found this book to be both rich and inspiring. If you have lost sight of why you shoot pictures, try this as a reminder of clearer moments.

The photography and the text of this book has been described in other reviews, but I want to add that this is now one of the most beautiful books that I own. The typesetting is flawless, the paper is of a much higher weight than I have seen in other monographs, and, of course, the reproductions are class. These points are magnified by the sheer size of the book-- check the dimensions given in the details above. The book is a work of art.